Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open
August 8 - 12, 2007
(17) Kentaro Asahi/Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan
 
Kentaro Asahi
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 19, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Kumatmoto
Height: 199 cm (6'6")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 97
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Marseille 2007)
Career Winnings: US$84,437.50
Katsuhiro Shiratori
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 29, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Saitama
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 20
Tournaments: 140
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Boracay 2019)
Career Winnings: US$110,317.68
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
FIVB440001007210171015 US$115,500.00
Previous Kristiansand Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 27 37th 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 18 4th 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam Q7 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 18 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 28, Q9 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 29, Q12 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 23, Q8 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open 26, Q13 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open Q5 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open Q6 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open 28, Q8 17th 120 US$3,000.00
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/9/2007 Winner 1 Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (16) Lost 24-26, 19-21 0:48
Thu, 8/9/2007 Contender 1 Thiago Barbosa / Ricardo Brandao, Brazil (32, Q30) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Fri, 8/10/2007 Contender 2 Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (15) Lost 16-21, 13-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Shiratori trail the series against the field 11-14 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-2
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool P Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Asahi/Shiratori 27 22-20, 21-13 0:40
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:58
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 7 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q8 21-17, 21-16 0:47
Trail the series against # 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-3
7/22/07FIVBMarseille Open Bronze Medal Barsuk/Kolodinsky 3 Asahi/Shiratori 18 21-19, 21-15 0:50
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 3 Asahi/Shiratori 18 21-9, 21-17 0:36
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Asahi/Shiratori 29, Q12 21-16, 22-20 0:47
Trail the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 3 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 5 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Marques/Solberg 2 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # 8 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Asahi/Shiratori 18 21-16, 21-9 0:29
Trail the series against # 12 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Doppler/Gartmayer 20 Asahi/Shiratori 29, Q12 12-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:53
Series tied with # 13 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-1
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool P Brenha/Maia 22 Asahi/Shiratori 27 21-13, 21-18 0:42
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q8 Brenha/Maia 10 22-20, 25-23 0:51
Series tied with # 15 Li/Zhou, China 1-1
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Li/Zhou 15 Asahi/Shiratori 17 21-16, 21-13 0:40
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Li/Zhou 23, Q2 21-18, 21-16 0:43
Trail the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-2
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 Asahi/Shiratori 17 26-24, 21-19 0:48
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q3 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q9 21-18, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 26 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Plavins/Samoilovs 15 17-21, 26-24, 15-8 1:00
Trail the series against # 29, Q7 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 Asahi/Shiratori Q7 21-16, 13-21, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 32, Q30 Barbosa/Brandao, Brazil 1-0
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Asahi/Shiratori 17 Barbosa/Brandao 32, Q30 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against de Paula/Insfran, Brazil 1-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Insfran/de Paula 15 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 1:06
Lead the series against # Q1 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 Pedrosa/Rosas Q4 21-14, 21-10 0:38
Trail the series against # Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool P Lochhead/Pitman 46 Asahi/Shiratori 27 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # Q17 Kapa/Richardson, Australia 1-0
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Asahi/Shiratori Q7 Kapa/Richardson Q26 21-16, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # Q18 Hakala/Kankaanpaa, Finland 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q8 Hakala/Kankaanpaa Q25 21-14, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # Q23 Engebretsen/Kobbevik, Norway 1-0
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori Q6 Engebretsen/Kobbevik Q27 21-8, 21-9 0:29